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Good Shepherd Lutheran celebrates mission festival

December 4, 2014

On Sunday, Nov. 9, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gulf Breeze hosted a mission festival celebrating the end of a six-week mission project to raise funds to buy bricks for a life skills center in Sa…

Separated for 51 years, brother and sister reunite

November 27, 2014

CEDAR GROVE, Tenn. (AP) — Donnie Moore and his sister Donna refuse to dwell on the past, choosing instead to celebrate their newfound future.

Cold weather shelter needs volunteers

November 27, 2014

It’s not necessarily the warm food or sheltered place to sleep – for those who use one of two cold weather shelters in Santa Rosa County, it’s often the words of encouragement and outpouring of care…

A.C.T.S. prison ministry helps inmates overcome addiction

November 20, 2014

A local faith-based prison ministry is helping inmates at several area prisons change their lives in anticipation of their return to society. The dual-purpose program provides factual information abo…

Helping Santa Rosa County’s less fortunate

November 13, 2014

Out of the 27,676 students currently enrolled in Santa Rosa County School District (SRCSD) schools, 1,322 are considered homeless, or without a “fixed adequate nighttime residence.” Fifty-one of thos…

Faiths combine to support flood victims

November 6, 2014

The First Baptist Church of Navarre recently hosted a group of students from High Point University of North Carolina who were in the state to build homes for local flood victims.

Navarre native shares ‘Love for Peru’

October 30, 2014

Recently a Pensacola surgeon who grew up in Navarre traveled to Peru to perform reconstructive surgery as part of a mission trip with Love for Peru Foundation based in Gulf Breeze.

Joyfest brings together community members of all faiths

October 23, 2014

Just a few miles down the road from the 14th annual Navarre Beach Car & Truck show, a new event had its inaugural celebration at Navarre Park. On a sunny October day, more than 100 people turned out…

How 2 French girls were lured to jihad online

October 16, 2014

Lezignan-Corbieres, France (AP) — On the day she left for Syria, Sahra strode along the train platform with two bulky schoolbags slung over her shoulder. In a grainy image caught on security camera…

‘Bucket list’ finished, boy dies hours after birth

October 16, 2014

Philadelphia (AP) — A couple who say they carried out a “bucket list” of trips for their unborn son, who suffered from a fatal condition, say they feel blessed he could spend his brief life with peop…